Inside AI Policy

February 8, 2025

Think tank’s UAE report suggests DeepSeek progress could reduce U.S. leverage on global AI policy

By Mariam Baksh / January 29, 2025

A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies advises U.S. policymakers and tech industry leaders to “proceed with caution” while partnering with the United Arab Emirates on a quest for global dominance in artificial intelligence, noting uncertain loyalties given the Gulf state’s strong ties to China, as well as its own ambitions.

“U.S. policymakers and AI executives should maintain a healthy realism about the UAE’s vested interests in hedging its bets between the United States and China,”...


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